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WILLIAM M'CULLY, Vial & Bottle Manufacturer,
IFood street, Pittsburgh.
Where every description of Vials, Bottles and Window Glass, are constantly kept on hand and made to order.
N. B. Western Merchants and Dealers, generally, are requested to call and examine the stock, before purchasing elsewhere. Liberal discounts allowed.
KENSINGTON IRON WORKS, AND
WIRE & V.HIL FACTORIES,
Manufacture, and keep constantly on hand, all kinds of Iron and Nails, and all sizes of I'ire, at their Ware- house, No. S., Front street.
LEONARD, SEMPLE & CO. [03- Scc Statistics. ]
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LIPPINCOTT & BROTHERS, Manufacturers of Nails, Mill and Cross-cut Saws, Shovels and Spades, Hay and Manure Forks, Steel Hoes-and Cotton Gin Saws. Warehouse, No. 186 Liberty street, Pittsburgh.
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Lyon, Shorb & Co. Manufacturers of Iron Nails, SLIGO IRON WORKS, ON MONONGAHELA RIVER, Opposite to, and Warehouse on, corner of Wood and Water sts., Pittsburgh. [0G See Statitsics.]
MILTENBERGERS & BROWN, Pennsylvania Rolling Mills, Corner of Wayne st. and Duquesne way, Pittsburgh, MANUFACTURERS OF BAR IRON AND NAILS. [0G- See Statistics.]
G. & J. H. SHOENBERGER & CO. IRON, NAIL, AND STEEL MANUFACTURERS, JUNIATA IRON WORKS, Northern Liberties of Pittsburgh, Warehouse No. 4 Porter's Rou, Wood street, PITTSBURGH.
Geo. K. Shoenberger, J. H. Shoenberger, E. F. Shoenberger.
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Smith, Rover & Co. Iron and . Vuil Manufacturers, Penn street, near the Exchange, PITTSBURGH.
ANDERSON' & CAIVAN,
Iron Founders, Warehouse in McClurg's Row, Liberty street, Foundry corner of Front and Smithfield streets, PITTSBURGH.
EAGLE FOUNDRY,
Kensington. bank of the Monongahela- Warehouse, Liberty street opposite head of Wood street, Pittsburgh. ARTHURS, NICHOLSON & CO.
C. & O. O. EVANS. MILLERS, IRGN FOUNDERS, AND
Plough-manufacturers-of all kinds, (particularly Crane, Woods' and Cottons';)
Corn Shellers, Cultivators, and the combined Farmers' Mill, for grinding Plaister, all kinds of Grain, and Corn in the cob-at their stone and steam mill factory, Water street, between Market street and the Point, [033- See Statistics.] PITTSBURGH.
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FREEMAN & MILLER, IRON FOUNDERS, Penn street, near the Exchange, Pittsburgh.
John Freeman, Alex'r Miller. S [93 See Statistics ]
Kingsland, Lightner & Co. IRON FOUNDERS, PITTSBURGH FOUNDRY, Corner Fifth and Smithfield sts., Pittsburgh. [0G- See Statistics.]
M'CLURG, WADE & CO. Penn Foundry & Steam Engine Factory. NORTHERN LIBERTIES, Warehouse No. 88 Front street, Pittsburgh. [0G See Statistics.]
WARDEN & BENNEY,
Steam Engine Builders, & IRON FOUNDERS, Front and Second streets, corner of Redoubt alley, Pittsburgh.
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A. FULTON.
BELL AND BRASS FOUNDER, No. 70, Second street, between Market and Ferry sts. Pittsburgh.
Brass Castings of all kinds, and Church and Steamboat Bells, of various sizes, made to order.
ARTHUR, STEWIRT & CO. STEAM ENGINE BUILDERS, Corner of Second and Short streets, Pittsburgh.
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LITCHI, CINNAMOND & CO. Steam Engine Builders,
POINT, Pittsburgh.
SMITH & IRWIN,
STEAM ENGINE BUILDERS,
Pittsburgh.
Saml. Smith, John Irwin,
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Stackhouse & Tomlinson, Steam Engine Builders, Penn street, near the Monongahela, Pittsburgh.
M. Stackhouse,
L. Tomlinson,
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JOHN IRWIN & SON, ROPE-MAKERS, AND MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF CORDAGE, Warehouse corner of Liberty and Third streets, Pittsburgh.
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SMITH & GUTHRIE, ROPE MANUFACTURERS, Warehouse No. 25, Water street, Pittsburgh.
Frederick R. Smith,
John B. Guthrie.
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MADEIRA & ISTO.V., MANUFACTURERS OF White Lead,
PITTSBURGH.
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H. BRUNOT, WHITE AND RED LEAD PAINT MANUFACTURER, Liberty street, near the Canal Basin,
PITTSBURGH. OG- By Mail, address II. Brunot.
GREGG & HAGTER,
WHITE LEAD MANUFACTURERS,
Birmingham,
NEAR PITTSBURGH.
Orders addressed to them, or left at the Warehouse of Gregg & Robinson, promptly attended to.
Isaac Gregg, George F. Hagner
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'T. HAYS & CO.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Linseed Oil, At their Factory on the Canal, Northern Liberties, Pittsburgh.
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WALTER BRYANT & CO. HIDE, OIL, AND LEATHER STORE, No. 253, Liberty street. PITTSBURGH, Have constantly on hand, a general assortment of Span- ish Hides, Tanners' Oil, Tanners' and Curriers' Tools. Leather of all descriptions in the rough and finished- which they offer for sale on the most liberal terms.
N. B. Liberal advances will be made to those who leave Leather for sale on commission.
JOHN CALDWELL. TANNER, CURRIER, AND MOROCCO DRESSER. All kinds of Leather and Morocco for sale at the lowest market prices,
Corner of Second street and Redoubt alley, PITTSBURGH.
JOHN MACLAY, Wholesale and Retail Leather, Hide, and Oil Store, 1 No. 184, Liberty street, head of Wood street, Pittsburgh.
RALSTON & HAYS, TANNERS &. CURRIERS, Corner of Penn and Walnut streets, Northern Liberties, PITTSBURGH. 033- All kinds of Leather for sale at the lowest market prices.
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Matthews & Rowan, Manufacturers of Saddles, Harness, PORTMANTEAUS, TRUNKS, &c. No. 152, Liberty street, Pittsburgh. James Matthews, G. W. Rowan.
J. P. & J. R. SMITH,
MANUFACTURERS OF SADDLES, Harness, Portmanteaus, Trunks, S.c. No. 150, Liberty street, Pittsburgh.
G. W. Holdship & Douthitt,
No. 49, Market street, Pittsburgh. MANUFACTURERS OF PAPER HANGINGS, BORDERS, &c.
OG- Always on hand, a variety of French Paper Hangings, Vel- vet Borders, Fire Screens, &c.
GEORGE W. HOLDSHIP, MANUFACTURER OF Writing, Wrapping &. Printing Paper, No. 49, Market street, Pittsburgh.
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J. & F. KEFFER, Manufacturers of Copper, Tin, AND SHEET IRON WARE, No. 44, Market street, Pittsburgh.
WM. B. SCAIFE & CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Tin, Copper & Sheet Iron Ware, AND Patent Cooking Stoves, FOR STEAMBOATS, HOTELS, FAMILIES, &c. No. 10, Wood street, near steamboat landing, Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH MUSEUM,
BY JAMES ASHTON, Corner of Market and Fourth streets, PITTSBURGH.
JOHN DAVIS & CO. BISCUIT AND CRACKER MANUFACTORY, Point Steam Mill, PITTSBURGH.
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A. & A. WATSON, POWDER MANUFACTURERS NEAR PITTSBURGH.
JOHN SCOTT, PITTSBURGH & PHILADELPHI.A. MANUFACTURES AND KEEPS FOR SALE, Patent Asbestos Fire Proof Wrought Iron Chests and Money Boxes.
W. W. WALLACE'S French Buhr Mill-Stone Manufactory, No. 244, Liberty street, PITTSBURGH.
Where are always on hand. French Buhr Mill-Stones, and French Buhr Blocks, of best quality .- Also, Bolt- ing Cloths, wholesale and retail-and Mill Irons. Screws, Screens, &c.
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LETTER VI.
Leave Pittsburgh for Wheeling-Coal hill-Broken country -- Char- tier's creek-Pretty cottage-Whiskey Insurrection-Improve- ments on the road-Cannonsburg-Jefferson College-Washing- ton (Penn.)-Population and description-Roads and towns- Washington College and Female Seminary- Washington county -Its population-Sheep-Glades Butter-Cold weather.
WASHINGTON, (Penn. ) Dec. 21st., 1856.
The navigation being closed, I found it necessary to . travel by stage; and having made arrangements with regard to future operations, left Pittsburgh yesterday morning, at 7 o'clock, for this place and Wheeling. In- tending to stop here a day, paid my stage fair of $1.50 to this point, a distance of 25 miles.
The road, by which we leave Pittsburgh, is over the Monongahela bridge-and after proceeding down the river a short distance, a notch in Coal hill, through which Sawmill run passes into the river, serves as an avenue - also, on its narrow bank, for the stage to jostle along .--- The snow was about three inches deep, and the road being almost any thing else than a turnpike, which, by the by, it did not purport to be, kept us all awake, al- though at the same time " nodding."
In a few miles, through a broken and almost uninha- bited country, except by now and then a hut, we reached Chartier's creek, a famous stream, made interesting by Neville, in some fugitive publication; and in the course of some 8 or 9 miles, were abreast of a beautiful cut- tage, either new or newly done up, on our right, with an inclosure of new and white painted pales in front, which 14
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continued some 40 or 50 yards beyond the building, so as to embrace what would be, in summer, a flower gar- den. The building was in keeping with the paled fence, and the yard 18 or 20 inches more elevated than the road; the materials which formed this elevation were resting flush against a stone wall, which the pretty white fence surmounted. There was something more than common in the appearance of this tasty domicil. It was what is termed a double-building, with green blinds, and a piazza the whole length of it. A fine field ex- tended a considerable distance on the right, before us; and in the rear, until it terminated at the base of a hea - vily wooded hill, the acclivity of which was so imper- ceptibly rising, as to induce the belief that, were it pos- sible, art had been employed here too, instead of nature.
In front of the cottage, and on the opposite side of the road, the descent from the yard being gently slop- ing, meandered over a pebbly bottom, with a small gug- gling, rustling noise, the waters of Chartier's creek .- The course of this stream was bounded on its farther side by steep and rugged hills of one or two hundred feet high : protruding from their rocky sides, and over- hanging the rivulet in question, were many heavy trees of sycamore, locust, oak, walnut, &c., with their limbs embracing the current; and were it in the vernal sea- son, instead of a cold, cloudy. winter's day, the scene on the "mountain's brow" would have been truly en- livening. The driver had been watering his team; and during that period I noted all that appeared interesting; but just as we were getting into the coach, on giving my eyes another direction, there stood-at a short distance. at an oblique bearing from the corner of this beautiful
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little edifice-" adown the hill"-there stood " the mill - and trysting thorn," environed with just such a family of small houses, for that kind of stock, as a thrifty housewife would always keep about her in such a place, as well for profit as for amusement-and with these latter attractions, taken in connexion with the whole, consti- tuted, in my estimation, one of the most desirable rural residences that I ever remember to have seen. On en- quiry, I was informed it belonged to the heirs of a Mr. Cowan, once an eminent manufacturer of Pittsburgh- and that it was here, where then resided, in 1793, Gen. Neville, who owned the property, and who was the col- lector of the Direct Tax, which gave rise to the " Whis- key Insurrection."
Gen. Neville, it is well known, had, in consequence of the faithful prosecution of his duty, rendered himself odious to the refractory or rebellious spirits of the day; in consequence of which, he was one night assailed by a mob of those lawless miscreants, and the consequence was, that, finding himself about to be overpowered, he fled with the few friends who were with him, one of whom was shot dead, by one of the pursuers, while others applied the torch to his house, and the fire soon after laid it in ashes. There are some of those yet liv- ing who took part in opposing the laws at that period. and who were engaged in the very scene here instanced; but their opinions have undergone such a change since, that they now speak of their conduct with contrition, and with feelings of much apparent mortification.
The country, after leaving the pretty cottage-(such a pretty place ought to be known by some pretty name) -becomes less broken and more " rolling," as the term
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is used-meaning thereby, that gently sloping ridges are substituted for bills. At 11 miles from Pittsburgh, there is a public house called Herriottsville, and in an adjacent field, bordering on the road, we perceived the corn was not yet gathered-not even by nocturnal visiters,
Chartier's creek continued to accompany us, and we occasionally crossed it on excellent covered bridges .- The last 6 or 7 miles had opened to us new scenery ; and many handsome improvements in fine brick houses, large barns and farms in good cultivation, continued to arrest our attention. Of the stock kind, sheep, (and the flocks were numerous,) predominated. Eighteen miles from Pittsburgh, we reached Cannonsburg, a village of about 700 inhabitants, sustaining a celebrity as being the seat of Jefferson College.
Cannonsburg is not a place of business ; the college contributes mainly to its support. The buildings of the village, to judge from their external appearance, are not in as good keeping as might be expected, and those of the college-wear somewhat the show of neglect. But if the walls are sombre, and in some degree dilapidated, there have been' shining materials within-and at this period the institution is in a flourishing condition. It is governed by a board of trustees, at the head of which is the Rev. Samuel Ralston, D. D .- has six Professorships -the Medical faculty is located at Philadelphia. The number of students at present is upwards of 200. The summer sessions are generally better attended. The place, which is located on a handsome gentle declivity in- clining towards the south, is represented to be very healthy ; and the price of board varies from SI to $1.873 per week. The college expenses amount to $25 per
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annum, which includes tuition, fuel, use of library, and all contingent expenses.
At 2 o'clock, P. M. we reached the place of caption, the capital of the county of the same name, 7 miles from Cannonsburg, and 25 from Pittsburgh. The situation of Washington is tolerably handsome, but there appears to be a kind of compromise entered into between the new and old, (or rather better and inferior,) portion of the buildings-in point of numbers, neither having the as- cendancy-and as it respects the materials, brick or wood, with which they are composed, here too they seem to be equalised. .
From this point seven public roads diverge-and 14 stages arrive at and depart from the place daily ; besides, during the seasons of much travelling, there are fre- quently extra coaches on the lines.
Through this place passes the great National Road, (or Cumberland Road, as it is sometimes denominated.) which commences at Cumberland (99 miles distant) in Maryland, and proceeds westerly : the distance from this place, is 20 miles to Williamsport, on the road to Bedford, distant from the latter, 86 miles ; to Union- town, capital of the adjoining county of Fayette, 34 miles ; to Waynesburg, capital of Green county, 20; Brownsville, 25 ; Wheeling, 32 ; and 32 to Steubenville, in Ohio-the road to the latter is travelled in stages only in summer. There is also a road to Noblesboro !
The population of Washington (it is' a borough,) is about 2000, and its 30 or 40 stores and shops are not in their appearance imposing. Here is a courthouse and jail, a bank (the Franklin) which has recently gone into operation ; 8 churches, or places of public worship, (the
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prevailing religious denomination being Presbyterian, or grafts from it,)-and last, though not least, are Washing- ton College, and a Female Seminary. Here are also published three weekly newspapers. On the principal street are the signs of nine public inns, the whole line not exceeding the sixteenth of a mile. In the suburbs is a small factory for the manufacture of Kentucky Jeans. Of the nine Inns, the principal are the Eastern and Wes- tern Hotel, kept by T. Hays, where the charge is 75 cents a day, and fare exceedingly good-and the Man- sion House, by Maj. Irons, whose house is also reputed to be a good one.
The College has a handsome appearance ; its inclosure must afford a delightful promenade, and ground for re- creation, in proper seasons. The location is on the eas- tern edge of the town, and for the comforts of study, detached from the noise and bustle of the multitude, which is constantly passing ; and measurably, to the stu- dent, by reason of intervening and elevated grounds, the multitude is also out of view. It is governed, as its sis- ter institution at Cannonsburg, by a Board of Trustees, and has four professorships. In one of the professor- ships, the English and scientific department, provisions are made for (gratuitously) preparing teachers for taking charge of primary schools. The number of students at present is little over 100. The terms of boarding, ex- pense of tuition, &c. do not materially vary from those of Cannonsburg and Jefferson college, and the health of the place and morals of the people are equally exempla- ry. The Female Seminary is conducted by a lady from Philadelphia, and her assistant is a young lady from Mas- sachusetts. The institution is said to be flourishing. -
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There is an Academy also, for young men, in the village of Florence, also in this county, 24 miles in a N. wes-" terly direction, which it is said is doing well. From the. number of literary institutions here named, one would suppose that in Washington county were concentrated all the learning of the west, or at least the sources of it : indeed, it is of no ordinary feelings of gratification sure- ly, that of those founders and patrons, who are yet living, can look back and behold what their works have done !
The county of Washington is large and wealthy. Its population amounts to 40,000 inhabitants, of course sends a member to congress. The land is well adapted to the culture of grain of all kinds, and grass ; and, as improved, worth from 15 to 20, and in some instances, 50 dollars an acre. Some of the more discerning farmers, about 20 or 25 years ago, when the Merino sheep mania prevailed thro' the country, turned their attention to raising that description of stock ; and altho' not attended with every success at first, they have since been amply remunerated for their enterprise and perseverance. The computation is, that there are about 250,000 of that breed of sheep in this county at present. Maj. Samuel M'Farland and Mr. George Wilson, own each about 7,000-those two gentlemen, it is presumed, own a greater number than any two others in the county.
They farm out many, as it has been found pernicious to their health to permit a greater number than abont a hundred to herd together. The average annual price per head for farming, is a dollar. The average price of the value of a sheep is St. The weight of a fleece, as prepared for market, is generally about 3 pounds, some- times more, and will command, at home, about 56 cts.
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per lb., the average price ; but it is generally sent to the Philadelphia market, via Pittsburgh and the canal-for -. merly it was forwarded by wagons to Baltimore. The winter of 1834-5 was very severe upon the poor ani- - mals-
"and scores of wethers perish'd in the snaw."*
Maj. M'Farland states that he had S2,000 worth of sheep perish that winter from its severity; but in the one suc. ceeding, although equally severe, he did not lose any .- No other means are resorted to, for the purpose of keep- ing them in health, than occasionally introducing into their food (oats or hay) a little tar and sulphur.
The adjoining counties of Westmoreland, Somerset and Fayette, on the east, and Greene, on the south, have likewise great grazing tracts of land. Cattle and hogs are raised here in abundance, and latterly sheep have also been introduced. Several thousand barrels of pork were put up here this season, besides the hogs sold on the foot or driven to market. It is in those eastern counties particularly where the famous "Glades Butter" is made. Who has not heard of Glades Butter and partaken of it? Let those who have, fancy before them -on a cold morning, the mercury down nearly to zero -a dish of hot buckwheat cakes, entirely free of grit, and Glades Butter! It is in consequence of the nutri- ciousness and peculiar flavor of the grass on which the cows feed, a property which is not observable in other grass, that the butter produced from their cream com- mands a higher price than any other butter sent to mar-
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ket where its quality is known, the famous Goshen but- ter, of New York, to the contrary notwithstanding.
A tremendous heavy rain, last night, has carried off all the snow.
I have spoken above of a cold morning: this is a most intolerably cold day, the weather clear and wind fresh at N. W. The stages, which usually arrive from the east early in the morning, did not get in until between 2 and S o'clock, P. M. The passengers stated that they never experienced in travelling such cold and un- comfortable weather, One stage came in, from the road on which I had travelled yesterday, (the driver in a state of inebriation,) which had been capsized in Chartier's creek-one of the doors and windows had been partially stove in and broken-the fine particles of straw which had carpeted the bottom of the vehicle, instead of the substantial article to impart warmth to the feet, had been transferred, by the law of gravitation, to an opposite point, during the somerset; and, aided by the water which copiously flowed in, and a freezing atmosphere, the stage, on being righted, presented a thatched roof, with a straw lining on one side, and ice and straw cov- erings to the seats! What a spectacle was here present- ed! What a chilling idea! The passengers (there were only two) were fortunately not hurt !- and this was the stage, and its condition, which was to convey me to Wheeling. I had paid my fare, ($2;) but, being in- formed that I might choose my time, and another coach, I declined the ride, on such a day, in such a vehicle, and with such a driver-and have concluded to wait " till to-morrow."
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LETTER VII.
Road from Washington, (Penn.) to Wheeling-Outstanding corn- Wheeling hill-Wheeling-Zane's Island, or Columbia city- Bridge over the Ohio river-Alluvial formations, and remarks on geological phenomena.
WHEELING, (Virginia,) Dec. 24th, 1836.
The morning of the 22d was pleasant; and imme- diately after a good breakfast, we entered an excellent coach, having a team of fine looking greys, and, quick as "presto," were wheeling over the best road in the western country, to this place.
The country, in view from the road, contained many farms in a good state of cultivation. It was rolling, but only sufficiently so to break the monotony and make it interesting; and besides, as there were many streams, it was better adapted to irrigation. At a distance of be- tween 10 and 11 miles, we passed the little village of Claysville, and ? farther, that of West Alexander. A branch of Wheeling creek extends nearly to the western base of the hill on which this village is situated, and on- ly a mile from it is the line dividing Pennsylvania from Virginia. The village of Triadelphia is on the waters of the creek, about 6 miles from the boundary line, and a short distance farther is the main stream, over which we passed on a famous bridge of free stone, at one angle of which is a well executed statue, of the same mate- rial, and large as life, of the Goddess of Liberty.
The remainder of the road is nearly bounded by Wheeling creek; and we afterwards met with no strik-
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ing incident, except that of a cornfield, the corn in which remained ungathered, which created some surprise, that an article of that kind should stand the winter so well, out of view of a house, and within a very few miles of a populous city, and not to have been robbed by the birds or some other granivorous bipeds.
We soon reached the base of Wheeling hill-and a wonderful feature in geology it presented. An abrupt termination appeared, at first sight, about to be put to our road; but as we progressed, a substantial piece of masonry, in the form of a wall of free stone, extended from the base to the summit of the hill, which, while it gave stability to the road, as was one object, it prepared and kept in order an even surface, thereby rendering the passage over the hill less dangerous to vehicles, and less laborious to the animals which drew them.
The 32 miles from Washington to Wheeling were travelled in six hours, as we left at 9 o'clock, A. M., and arrived at s, P. M.
Wheeling, as is well known to geographers and others, is located in that part of Virginia which forms a kind of strip, extending up the Ohio river about a degree, at a right angle with the line which divides it from Penn- sylvania-and is situated immediately on the bank of the river, forming as its breadth is necessarily narrow, a continuous line of buildings of about a mile and a half in length.
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